Una

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Members can also access a data insights platform designed to help you: Identify technology savings Centralize and track your technology spend across more than 16 categories Manage inventory and tech contracts within a single dashboard T rack supplier performance Prevent auto-renewals and overcharges from impacting your bottom line.

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Spend management Management Purchasing Real-time Visibility 97

Positive Purchasing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Jonathan: We set the business up because we were convinced the World needed and was ready to embrace sustainability in both immediate suppliers and right down their extended supply chain – and a heap of conversations with prospective clients confirmed that this was indeed the case.

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supply chain budgeting Category management Negotiation Sustainability 69

SCMDOJO

APRIL 3, 2022

Procurement eAuctions may be used in a multitude of sectors and domains, including industrial machinery, supply chains and logistical operations, telecommunications, commodities, and business technical support programs. Introduction to Category Management. Newsletter signup. Enter your email address. Please wait.

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Supply Chain Efficiency Bidding Procurement team supply chain software solutions 141

Empowering CPO

JUNE 30, 2023

Introduction In the dynamic world of business, the ability to effectively manage and optimize supply chains has emerged as a critical success factor. At the heart of this revolution lies a powerful tool that many companies are now leveraging to achieve competitive advantage: Managed Procurement Services.

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Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Travel and Expense management leveraging SAP Concur is an easy plug in for travel spend management and all spend flowing through expense reporting. baking in benchmarking opportunity analytics more deeply and formally into the analytics, sourcing and category management applications).

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Networking Spend management Suppliers Supply Chain Optimization 114

Una

JULY 25, 2023

This article explores the importance of monitoring supplier KPIs and why having them in place is key for reducing costs and improving your bottom line. This article defines the difference between strategic sourcing and category management and shows how the two concepts work together to drive cost savings and value in procurement.

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Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Procurement Category management 52

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

JANUARY 6, 2025

What makes FIFO (First-In, First-Out) such a vital strategy for inventory management in Purchasing and Procurement? In the fast-paced and ever-changing world of supply chains, FIFO stands out as a simple yet transformative approach. FIFO enables leaner operations, reduces costs, and ensures accurate inventory valuation.

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Procurement team Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Acknowledging cost avoidance: Why measuring procurement performance on hard savings alone is futile. This is usually measured against budget standard costs, which are based on last price paid or moving average price. On the one hand, cost avoidance is a pretty widely accepted concept of value when purchasing capital equipment.

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Procurement supply chain budgeting Price Negotiation 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Acknowledging cost avoidance: Why measuring procurement performance on hard savings alone is futile. This is usually measured against budget standard costs, which are based on last price paid or moving average price. On the one hand, cost avoidance is a pretty widely accepted concept of value when purchasing capital equipment.

Procurement 52

Procurement supply chain budgeting Price Negotiation 52

Procurement Software

JANUARY 16, 2024

And what if they were prepared to fight for it, instead of rolling over at the first sign of a budget cut? When that happens, inevitably these category strategies rarely see the light of day. But they also fail because of lack of talent, lack of budget and lack of effective change management. That somebody is the CPO.

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Procurement Procurement team supply chain budgeting Budget 52

Procurement Templates

JANUARY 17, 2024

Demand management embedded within the procurement process. How is this considered throughout the supply chain and reported at a senior level. Organisation undertakes a full assessment of the waste within the supply chain in relation to risk-based existing contracts.

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Una

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Trying to budget in the current economic climate when shipping surcharges can fluctuate often is also difficult. In the face of ongoing supply chain disruption , selecting the right carrier to entrust with your shipments is a big deal. How to lock in discounted shipping prices.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

APRIL 18, 2024

The continuing conflict in Gaza with dire humanitarian implications is an ongoing supply chain disruptor and rising economic threat. Historically, wars around the globe have spiked oil prices , accelerating costs and challenges across the chain. With all this in mind, supply chain challenges aren’t going anywhere.

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The Procuretech Podcast

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Beyond category management: filling a white space in today's procurement technology landscape. How did they arrive at Category Management as the focus area? Procurement is in a unique position as the node between the business and the supply chain. But will Category Management be dead in future?

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Positive Purchasing

APRIL 3, 2025

Post pandemic, we all realized how fragile our supply chains had become. Add to that, wars and geopolitical instability, and distance sources of supply have become more problematic than promising. However, there is more to this than shoring up supply chains in the US.

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Negotiation Procurement supply chain budgeting Supply chain 52